Contaminate

Definition: Contaminate

Contaminate

Verb

1. Make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake".

2. Make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated".

Date "contaminate" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Synonyms: Contaminate

Synonyms: foul (v), pollute (v). (additional references)

Antonym: decontaminate (v). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Deterioration	Deteriorate; weaken; put back, set back; taint, infect, contaminate, poison, empoison, envenom, canker, corrupt, exulcerate, pollute, vitiate, inquinate; debase, embase; denaturalize, denature, leaven; deflower, debauch, defile, deprave, degrade; ulcerate; stain; (dirt); discolor; alloy, adulterate, sophisticate, tamper with, prejudice.
Uncleanness	Render unclean; Adjective: dirt, dirty; daub, blot, blur, smudge, smutch, soil, smoke, tarnish, slaver, spot, smear; smirch; begrease;dabble, drabble, draggle, daggle; spatter, slubber; besmear; bemire, beslime, begrime, befoul; splash, stain, distain, maculate, sully, pollute, defile, debase, contaminate, taint, leaven; corrupt; (injure); cover with dust; Noun: drabble in the mud; roil.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Contaminate

English words defined with "contaminate": Attaminate ♦ contaminative, Contamitive ♦ Flyblow ♦ infect, Inquinate ♦ taint. (references)

Specialty definitions using "contaminate": chemical mine ♦ magnetic separator ♦ SCREEN OPERATOR, shaker-screen operator ♦ Trichothecenes ♦ vibrating-screen operator. (references)

Etymologies containing "contaminate": Intaminated. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Contaminate" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (abandoned youths, adulterated, befoul spoil, contaminate, contaminated things, corrupt, debase w, defile, dishonor, infect, mixture of inferior material, pollute, ruin, stain).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	You contaminate everything you touch. (The Young Poisoner's Handbook; writing credit: Jeff Rawle; Benjamin Ross)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		You can pass Crypto in your stool and contaminate water for several weeks after your symptoms have ended. (references)
		Animals can carry the bacterium without appearing ill and can contaminate foods of animal origin such as meats and dairy products. (references)
		However, concern remains for hemophiliacs still dependent on blood products and the threat of agents which may contaminate the blood supply and are not avoided or inactivated with currently available techniques. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Contaminate" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 69.84% of the time. "Contaminate" is used about 63 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	69.84%	44	51,500
Lexical Verb (base form)	15.87%	10	111,207
Adjective (general or positive)	14.29%	9	117,287
Total	100.00%	63	N/A

Expression using "contaminate": contaminate with. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "contaminate"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		ndyj (bedraggle, besmear, besmirch, dirty, foul, plaster, pollute, soil, sully), ndot (bedaub, besmirch, bespatter, defile, dirty, disgust, foul, grime, pollute, repugnance, smear, smirch, smudge, soil, splash), moleps (foul, infect, pollute, taint), infektoj (canker, infect), fëlliq (bedraggle, besmear, blur, bring in the mire, daub, defile, dirty, draggle, foul, mire, pollute, soil). (various references)

Arabic		‏فسد (be corrupted, be decayed, be decomposed, be depraved, be evil, be immoral, be marred, be pervert, be putrid, be rotten, be spoiled, be vicious, become corrupted, become decayed, become decomposed, become depraved, become evil, become immoral, become marred, become pervert, become perverted, become putrid, become rotten, become spoiled, become vicious, corrupt, decay, decompose, degenerate, deprave, deteriorate, disintegrate, foul, go bad, impair, infect, mangle, mar, mess, mess up, misrule, putrefy, rot, spoil, spoilt), ‏لوث (bedaub, befoul, besmear, besmirch, blot, daub, defile, degrade, dirty, discredit, file, foul, pollute, smear, smirch, soil, spot, stain, sully, taint, tarnish), ‏شاب (admix, boy, chap, lad, sprig, stud, tinge, young, young man, youngster, youth, youthful). (various references)

Bulgarian		развалям (alloy, bitch, blunder, break up, change, corrupt, deprave, disaffirm, injure, louse up, mangle, mess about, mess around, muddle, murder, mutilate, nip, perish, queer, spoil, uglify, undo, vitiate), разлагам (analyse, analyze, break down, decompose, degrade, disintegrate, dissolve, molder, putrefy, resolve, scan), осквернявам (befoul, defile, desecrate, do violence to, pollute, profane, violate), заразявам (communicate, defile, infect, plague, poison, stuff), замърсявам (befoul, defile, foul up, pollute, taint, vitiate). (various references)

Chinese		沾�" (Contaminated, Contaminating). (various references)

Czech		zneèistit (adulterate, defile, foul, foul up, pollute, sully), zamořit (infest, overrun, plague, taint), kontaminovat (foul). (various references)

Danish		smitte (infect), inficere (infect). (various references)

Dutch		infecteren (communicate, infect). (various references)

Finnish		saastuttaa (infect, pollute, taint). (various references)

French		contaminer (to contaminate). (various references)

German		verunreinigen (defile, dirty, foul, infect, pollute, soil, to contaminate, vitiate), verseuchen (infect, infest, poison, to contaminate). (various references)

Greek		μολύνω (defile, foul, infect, pollute, taint), μιαίνω (pollute, taint). (various references)

Hebrew		לאלח (infect, taint), לז�"ם (grime, infect, pollute, taint), לטמא (defile, taint), לסאב (defile, soil). (various references)

Hungarian		megfertõz (infect, poison, pollute, taint, vitiate), beszennyez (dirty, foul, maculate, pollute, smirch, sully, to blemish, to contaminate, to darken, to dirty, to discolour, to foul, to grime, to slubber, to smut, to soil, to sully, to vitiate). (various references)

Indonesian		menulari (spread to someone or something), menular (contigious, infect), mengotorkan (discolor), mencemarkan (be amirch, pollute). (various references)

Italian		infettare (become infected, communicate, infect). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		汚す (to contaminate, to disgrace, to dishonour, to make dirty, to pollute, to soil, to stain). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		よ�"す (to contaminate, to disgrace, to dishonour, to make dirty, to pollute, to soil, to stain), けがす (to contaminate, to disgrace, to dishonour, to make dirty, to pollute, to soil, to stain). (various references)

Korean		오염하십시�". (various references)

Manx		sollaghey (assault, assault sexually, begrime, besmear, besmirch, contamination, defile, defilement, dirty, grime, muck, muddy, pollute, pollution, soil, soiling, stain, sully). (various references)

Norwegian		forurense. (various references)

Pig Latin		ontaminatecay

Portuguese		corromper (adulterate, attaint, bribe, canker, defile, foul, mislead, nobble, palm, pervert, poison, spoil, subvert, taint, vitiate), contaminar (attaint, infect, inoculate, taint, vitiate), contaminado (contaminated, infect), contagiar (infect), poluir (defile, foul, maculate, pollute, profane, soil, vitiate), infecto (filthy, foul, fumy, putrid, stinking), infectado (infectious, tainted). (various references)

Romanian		corupe (bribe, corrupt, debauch, deprave, empoison, infect, pervert, seduce, sophisticate, spoil, suborn, taint, vitiate), contamina (infect), strica (bastardize, batter, bedevil, blast, blight, break, bungle, corrupt, crack, cripple, damage, debauch, decompose, deface, deflower, demolish, deprave, derange, destroy, disarrange, disconcert, disfigure, disorganize, disturb, flaw, frustrate, hackle, harm, hurt, impair, injure, Mar, muck, muddle, pervert, pip, quash, rot, sophisticate, spoil, taint, vitiate, wreck), murdãri (bedraggle, begrime, besmear, besmirch, blot, defile, foul, litter, mess, muck, muddy, pollute, puddle, slop, smear, smirch, smudge, smut, smutch, soil, splash, splatter, spot, stain, sully, tarnish), molipsi (catch, infect), infecta (attaint, canker, corrupt, infect, poison, rankle, taint). (various references)

Russian		осквернять (befoul, defile, desecrate, pollute, profane, violate), загрязнять (defile, dirty, pollute), портить (boggle, corrupt, do damage, mung, munge, queer, spoil, tamper, thrash, vitiate, waste, welk). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		zaraziti (infect), kontaminirati. (various references)

Spanish		contaminar (infect, pollute, taint), infectar (infect). (various references)

Swedish		förorena (pollute, soil), besmitta (infect, taint). (various references)

Turkish		kirletmek (bedaub, befoul, begrime, bemire, besmear, besmirch, blot, daub, defile, dirty, foul, foul up, grime, make dirty, mess, pollute, rape, slur, smear, smirch, smutch, soil, spatter, stain, sully, tarnish, vitiate), bulaştırmak (bedabble, bedaub, besmear, blur, communicate, corrupt, daub, dirty, drag, embroil, entangle, imbrue, implicate, infect, involve, inweave, propagate, slush, smear, smudge, splodge, splotch, spread, taint, transmit, twine), bozmak (abash, abolish, adulterate, affect, alloy, annihilate, annul, baffle, ball up, barbarize, bedevil, blemish, botch, break, break down, break off, break on, bugger, bugger up, bust, cash, change, circumvent, confound, confuse, corrupt, cross, damage, debase, debauch, decay, declare off, deface, defile, destroy, deteriorate, disappoint, disarray, discolor, discolour, discomfit, discomfort, discompose, discountenance, dislocate, dismount, disorder, disrupt, dissolve, distort, disturb, downgrade, emasculate, embarrass, embroil, exchange, explode, fluff, foil, foul, foul up, fumble, garble, goof, goof up, gum up, Harry, impair, indispose, infect, infringe, lead astray, leaven, mangle, Mar, mess, murder, muss, mutilate, obliterate, pervert, pollute, put out, put out of action, put to shame, quash, queer, rattle, reverse, rot, ruffle, ruin, scotch, scupper, shatter, sour, spoil, stymie, taint, thwart, tousle, tumble, undo, unmake, upset, violate, vitiate, whittle away, whittle down, whittle off, wreck). (various references)

Ukrainian		розкладати (analyse, analyze, dissipate, dissolve, resolve, set out, spread), оскверняти (desecrate, profane, soil, violate), заражати (canker, infect, poison, taint), забруднювати (belute, besmirch, defile, filth, gum up, make dirty, moil, pollute, puddle, stain). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	contaminabatur, contaminabis, contaminabit, contaminabitur, contaminabunt, contaminabuntur, contaminare, contaminarentur, contaminastis, contaminata, contaminatae, contaminate, contaminatum, contaminatus, contaminaverit, contaminaverunt, contaminavi, contaminavit, contaminent, contaminetur, contigerat, contigerit, contigerunt, contigisse, contigisset, contigit, contingat, contingatis, contingebant, contingebat, contingent, contingere, continget, contingetis, contingi, contingit, contingunt, incontaminatam, incontaminati, incontaminatos, incontaminatum. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Ezekiel Chapter 9, Verse 7
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai eipen proV autouV mianate ton oikon kai plhsate taV odouV nekrwn ekporeuomenoi kai koptete
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et dixit ad eos contaminate domum et implete atria interfectis egredimini et egressi sunt et percutiebant eos qui erant in civitate
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And he seide to hem, Defoule ye the hous, and fulfille ye the porchis with slayn men; goo ye out. And thei wenten out, and thei han smyten hem that weren in the citee.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And he said to them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And he said to them, Make the house unclean, make the open places full of dead: go forward and send destruction on the town.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Ezekiel Chapter 9, Verse 7
Cebuano	Ug siya miingon kanila: Hugawi ang balay, ug pun-a ang mga sawang sa mga pinatay: panlakaw kamo. Ug sila minglakaw, ug nanagpanigbas sulod sa ciudad.
Chinese	他對他們說、要污穢這殿、使院中充滿被殺的人、 � 們出去罷．他們就出去、在城中 �"� 殺。
Croatian	I reèe im: "Oskvrnite Dom moj i napunite mu predvorje truplima! Krenite!" I oni iziðoše te zaredaše ubijati gradom.
Danish	Og han sagde til dem: "Gør Templet urent, fyld Forgårdene med dræbte og drag så ud!" Og de drog ud og huggede ned i Byen.
Dutch	En Hij zeide tot hen: Verontreinigt het huis, en vervult de voorhoven met verslagenen; gaat henen uit. En zij gingen henen uit, en zij sloegen in de stad.
Finnish	Ja hän sanoi heille: "Saastuttakaa temppeli ja täyttäkää esipihat surmatuilla. Menkää!" Niin he menivät ja surmasivat kaupungissa.
French	Il leur dit: Souillez la maison, et remplissez de morts les parvis!... Sortez!... Ils sortirent, et ils frappèrent dans la ville.
German	Und er sprach zu ihnen: Verunreinigt das Haus und macht die Vorhöfe voll Erschlagener; gehet heraus! Und sie gingen heraus und schlugen in der Stadt.
Haitian Creole	Bondye di yo: -Derespekte Tanp lan! Plen lakou a kadav. Ale non! Se konsa yo konmanse touye moun nan lavil la.
Hungarian	És mondá nékik: Fertõztessétek meg a házat, és töltsétek meg a pitvarokat megölettekkel. Menjetek ki. És kimenének és öldöklének a városban.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Allah berkata kepada mereka, "Cemarkanlah Rumah-Ku ini! Penuhilah halaman-halamannya dengan mayat-mayat. Mulailah!" Maka mereka pun mulai membunuhi orang-orang di dalam kota.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka firman-Nya kepada mereka itu: Najiskanlah rumah itu dan penuhilah segala serambinya dengan orang yang mati dibunuh, lalu hendaklah kamu keluar. Hata, maka keluarlah mereka itu, lalu dibunuhnya akan orang yang di dalam negeri itu.
Italian	Disse loro: «Profanate pure il santuario, riempite di cadaveri i cortili. Uscite!». Quelli uscirono e fecero strage nella citt� .
Maori	I mea ano ia ki a ratou, Whakapokea te whare, whakakiia nga marae ki te tupapaku: haere koutou. Heoi haere ana ratou, na kei te patu i roto i te pa.
Norwegian	Og han sa til dem: Gjør huset urent og fyll forgårdene med drepte! Dra ut! Og de drog ut og slo ned folket i staden.
Portuguese	E disse-lhes: Profanai a casa, e enchei os átrios de mortos; saí. E saíram, e feriram na cidade.
Rumanian	Wi El le -a zis: ,,Spurcayi casa, wi umpleyi curyile cu moryi!... Iewiyi...`` Ei au iewit, wi au knceput sq ucidq kn cetate.
Spanish	Y les dijo: --¡Contaminad el templo y llenad los atrios con muertos! ¡Salid! Ellos salieron y comenzaron a matarlos en la ciudad.
Swedish	Han sade nämligen till dem: "Orenen tempelhuset, och fyllen upp förgårdarna med slagna; dragen sedan ut." Och de drogo ut och sloga ned folket i staden.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "contaminate": contaminated, contaminates. (additional references)
	Words ending with "contaminate": decontaminate, recontaminate. (additional references)
	Words containing "contaminate": decontaminated, decontaminates, recontaminated, recontaminates, uncontaminated. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Contaminate" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Chontamenti, contaiminate. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "contaminate" (pronounced kunta"munā't)
10	k u n t a" m u n ā' t	decontaminate.
5	-m u n ā' t	culminate, denominate, determinate, discriminate, disseminate, dominate, eliminate, emanate, exterminate, fulminate, germinate, illuminate, incriminate, inseminate, nominate, predominate, renominate, ruminate, terminate.
4	-u n ā' t	agglutinate, alienate, assassinate, carbonate, chlorinate, concatenate, decaffeinate, detonate, fascinate, halogenate, hydrogenate, hyphenate, impersonate, indoctrinate, insubordinate, isocyanate, italianate, marinate, originate, oxygenate, pollinate, procrastinate, rejuvenate, resonate, subordinate, titanate, urinate.
3	-n ā' t	designate, donate, hibernate, impregnate, reincarnate, stagnate.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-i-m-n-n-o-t-t"
	-1 letter: catenation.
	-2 letters: emanation, mentation.
	-3 letters: anatomic, annotate, antiatom, catamite, coinmate, cotenant, intonate, monecian, natation, nominate, ointment, taconite.
	-4 letters: aconite, actinon, aeonian, amentia, amniote, anaemic, ancient, animate, animato, annatto, antiman, cantina, catmint, centimo, connate, contain, contemn, content, enation, encomia, manioca, mannite, mention, montane, nematic, nictate, nonmeat, taction, tannate, tetanic, tomenta, tonemic, tonetic, tontine, totemic.
	-5 letters: acetin.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-i-m-n-n-o-t-t"
	+1 letter: contaminated, contaminates.
	+2 letters: contaminative, decontaminate, recontaminate.
	+3 letters: decontaminated, decontaminates, decontaminator, recontaminated, recontaminates, uncontaminated.
	+4 letters: decontaminating, decontamination, decontaminators, documentational, emancipationist, nonmathematical, nonmatriculated, recontaminating, recontamination.
	+5 letters: anticonglomerate, compartmentation, decontaminations, emancipationists, nonmaterialistic, nonmathematician, recontaminations.
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Expression	Frequency per Day
contaminate	12
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Contaminate

Definition: Contaminate

Contaminate

Verb

Synonyms: Contaminate

Synonyms within Context: Contaminate

Deterioration

Uncleanness

Crosswords: Contaminate

Modern Usage: Contaminate

Screenplays

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Health

Usage Frequency: Contaminate

Expression: Contaminate

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